The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-13
NEWS FROM BERLIN.

PROVISIONS of tho Septenate Bill-Russia Not
Ready for Campaign.
BERLIN, March 1.-THE Official Gazette pub
fishes the army bill passed The arrange
ments to put it into action on April are COM
pleted. New battalons will be formed as fourth
battalions in existing regiments. Four new rail
way companies will also be formed, two Prus-
sian, one Saxon and one Wurtemburg Combined
they will constitute the third battalion of the
Berlin railway regiment, hitherto composed of
only two battalons. The new pioneers form
fifth company in the pioneer battalion of the
Guards The official estimate when the act is
In full working ORDER practically increases the
army by 10 600 men.
Yesterdays short debate on Herr Richters
motion TO meet the increased cost of the addi-
tional military force by an imperial income tax
failed to elicit any ministerial information to
the governments financial plan Herr Richter
proposed to tax all capital incomes above 5000
marks at graduated rate. beginning at per
cent. Nearly the whole House disapproved the
proposal, including several New German Lib
erals. 1t is reported that the deficit will be met
by loan. At the dinner given by Prince Bis
marck yesterday to the National Liberals. the
question of taxation was the leading topic of
conversation. 1t has since been reported that
the spirit interests will be again attacked. The
three septennist groups appear ready to support
any financial projects of the government
The latest Centrist utterance, made by Herr
Huene on the first reading of the budget,
amounted TO a DECLARATION that the center party
is willing to accord an increase of revenue by in
direct taxation but would resist the establish
ment of any monopoly on spirits or tobacco.
Under the insistence of Prince Bismarck, the
Oberhaus commission will modify its opposition
to Bishop Kopp's amendments ON the church
bill. The clerical press reports that an entente
has been established. based upon the acceptance
of Bishop Kopp's motion limiting the power of
veto of the presidents of provinces. Thepassage
of the bill is now regarded as certain.
The cessation of war reports, it is feared, is
only temporary. Russia's forbearance respect
ing Bulgaria is attributed in military circles to
her unreadiness for a campaign. Since the
movements Of troops toward the frontier began
it has been discovered that the Russia transport
and ambulance services are both utterly unfit
| to face with Austria. Letters to the
| Galician newspapers, Struggled over the frontier,
describe the wretched state of the Russian troops.
Army contractors conspiring with the
| commanders to defraud the exchequer and in
| tercept onehalf of every million roubles paid
| out for the army The result is that if the army
! should suddenly be called into active service, it
would be decimated by starvation and typhus
fever in few weeks In Warsaw the officers
men. and measures have been taken to remedy
| the evils, but it will be impossible to get the ad
ministration reformed and the army ready for
several months. Orders have been issued in
| Warsaw for the construction of wooden bar
| racks in Radon, Lublin, Vladimir. Roveno and
| Berdtschew, on the Galician frontier. The
greatest concentration of troops is taking place
at Roveno, where five barracks are being built